This idea has been around for awhile-- so it's totally not my original idea-- but I thought I'd share what I bought and how I assembled my "birthday cups" last summer! Especially because I plan on making more this summer! (Please note this post contains some affiliate links for Amazon.)
Materials needed:
1) Plastic coffee cups (with lids)-- I ordered mine from Amazon. It was a little pricey--but I really got enough to last 2 years! I've also heard that some coffee places will donate these cups to teachers for free-- so it may be worth inquiring! Just make sure it's the kind for iced coffee and has a hole in the lid!
2) Shredded white crinkle paper-- I bought a few packs from my local Dollar Tree. You can still find this on Amazon though. You also don't have to use white, but I wanted mine to resemble whipped cream.
3) Suckers-- I used different colored Tootsie Roll Pops (because a bag of just red cost a little more than I was willing to pay). You could easily use Blow Pops too. I bought my suckers in a large quantity from Walmart.
4) Pencils-- I use pencils to look like the "straws"-- I found some cute rainbow ones at Walmart for very cheap!
5) Whatever you want to use as a filler-- This is where you can be as creative (or not creative) as you please! Here are some ideas for your cups:
6) Full page label paper (or sticker paper). I purchase mine from Amazon-- but I believe label paper is cheaper than sticker paper. You will need this type of paper to make the stickers for the cups!
7)Labels for the cups-- I have created a set with 19 different labels-- here are a few closer up:
How to assemble:
I hope you found this to be helpful! Best of luck in preparing for next year!
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Materials needed:
1) Plastic coffee cups (with lids)-- I ordered mine from Amazon. It was a little pricey--but I really got enough to last 2 years! I've also heard that some coffee places will donate these cups to teachers for free-- so it may be worth inquiring! Just make sure it's the kind for iced coffee and has a hole in the lid!
2) Shredded white crinkle paper-- I bought a few packs from my local Dollar Tree. You can still find this on Amazon though. You also don't have to use white, but I wanted mine to resemble whipped cream.
3) Suckers-- I used different colored Tootsie Roll Pops (because a bag of just red cost a little more than I was willing to pay). You could easily use Blow Pops too. I bought my suckers in a large quantity from Walmart.
4) Pencils-- I use pencils to look like the "straws"-- I found some cute rainbow ones at Walmart for very cheap!
5) Whatever you want to use as a filler-- This is where you can be as creative (or not creative) as you please! Here are some ideas for your cups:
- Candy (if you are making these during the summer keep in mind that some candy lasts better than others over time-- like bubble gum)
- Erasers
- Bookmarks
- Emoji pencil sharpeners
- Emoji bracelets
- Glow bracelets
- Play-Doh
- Packet of Koolaid (or other drink mix)
- Stickers
- Brag tags-- My kids LOVED these last year (click the pic to see in my store)
6) Full page label paper (or sticker paper). I purchase mine from Amazon-- but I believe label paper is cheaper than sticker paper. You will need this type of paper to make the stickers for the cups!
7)Labels for the cups-- I have created a set with 19 different labels-- here are a few closer up:
How to assemble:
- Fill each cup with desired goodies/candy-- leave a little space at the top for the white crinkle paper!
- Top goodies with white crinkle paper and put on cup lid
- Use a hole punch to punch a hole in the cup lid (for the birthday pencil) and put pencil in-- I had to almost do 2 punches side by side to slide the pencil in more easily
- Put a sucker in the top hole of the cup lid
- Choose your birthday sticker label and put label paper in the printer (make sure you put it in the right way-- I had to put mine in upside down)
- Print birthday cup stickers on the labels, cut out, peel, and stick onto cups
Now you are ready for the year ahead! Here is a quick post about how I keep track of student birthdays-- if you need help remembering! Plus it's a fun way to store birthday gifts!
I hope you found this to be helpful! Best of luck in preparing for next year!